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Senior Erin Slifer (South Carroll) had a career-high five goals to power No. 14 host Princeton (1-0) to a 10-8 victory over No. 11 Loyola Maryland (0-1) in women's lacrosse Saturday. Senior Erin McMunn (Winters Mill) added two goals. Taryn VanThof had three goals for the Greyhounds. More state women's lacrosse: Abby Wilson (Fallston) broke a 4-4 tie 10:27 into the second half, and host UMBC (1-2)held on for a 5-4 victory over Mount St. Mary's (0-1). The Retrievers scored four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead 27:17 into the game. ... Loren Generi scored five goals and Navy (3-1) used a second-half run to win, 16-11, over Davidson (1-1). The Mids outscored the Wildcats 9-5 in...

The Orioles have been down this path before, as recently as last year. The club is preparing to open spring training while evaluating a list of free agents that all bear some level of risk.
But they see the potential upside of signing infielder Everth...

Already lacking left-handed bats off the bench and suddenly in need of more outfield depth because of Jayson Werth's unexpected shoulder surgery, the Washington Nationals added a player with the potential to fill both needs Tuesday. Washington signed...

The Orioles returned from the winter meetings with nothing more than two selections in the Rule 5 draft, a high-upside project in right-hander Jason Garcia and a right-hander with a steady minor-league resume in Logan Verrett.
Other than that, the...

Another member of the 2014 Orioles apparently has left via free agency.
Catcher Nick Hundley, whom the Orioles acquired in May after Matt Wieters was injured, has agreed to a two-year deal with the Colorado Rockies pending a physical, according to...

Days after the Orioles' memorable 2014 season ended in the American League Championship Series, it seemed a foregone conclusion the club would be able to retain its longest-tenured player.
As weeks went by without a deal, optimism dissipated, and once...

It's probably fair to say that Baltimore sports fandom was already glassy-eyed and leaning against the ropes when the news broke Thursday morning that Pro Bowl defensive lineman Haloti Ngata tested positive for Adderall and has been suspended for the...

A day after the Orioles failed to re-sign right fielder Nick Markakis, sparking spirited discussion among fans and even a former teammate about the organization's direction, club executive vice president Dan Duquette on Thursday defended the club's move...

The Orioles will have much more work to do at next week's Winter Meetings in San Diego than they did at the beginning of this week, one that saw the club lose three key pieces of its 2014 playoff team.
The latest was the loss of left-handed reliever...

As the annual winter meetings began Monday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the opening day in San Diego was full of progress.
Uncertainty still exists about Duquette's future in Baltimore, however, as...

Last year I was having some work done to my car, and the owner of the body shop took me to the rear of the garage to show me his latest masterwork: a fully restored and modified early 1960s Chevy panel truck, painted metallic purple with a Ravens logo...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday that he is confident the team can improve its depleted outfield through free agency.
But a closer look at the remaining outfielders available doesn't turn up many overly attractive options.
Melky...

Obviously, December hasn't started out well for the Orioles and their fans.
The month began with the news that Most Valuable Oriole Nelson Cruz had signed a four-year deal with the Seattle Mariners and, before last week was over, Nick Markakis had bolted...

The Orioles began to narrow their focus Tuesday at Major League Baseball's winter meetings in order to fill the outfield void left by the departures of Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis.
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the club conducted...

There has been a lot of speculation about the Orioles’ interest in Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp recently.
Even though it is true that the teams have discussed a trade, it is believed that those talks were preliminary and have not materialized...

Here's a happy thought while everyone tries to look into the future and figure out how the Orioles roster will look when spring training begins in February:
Next year's starting lineup is going to look a lot like what this year's starting lineup looked...

Two former Orioles and an ex-Orioles minor leaguer figured prominently in the NLCS clinching game Thursday night.
Travis Ishikawa, who played six games with the Orioles in 2013, hit the three-run home run to give the Giants a 6-3 walk-off win in the...

For the first time since he took over the Orioles in August 2010, manager Buck Showalter's coaching staff was expected to be set through a winter. Every coach had a contract and no one was leaving for another job.
But that has changed, and Showalter is...

The weather might put a damper on the Kansas City Royals' running game in tonight's American League Championship Series opener, but the Orioles’ best weapon for stifling their speed in Game 1 might be on the mound.
Orioles starter Chris Tillman has...

It's going to be fairly easy for the Orioles front office to rationalize its inability — or unwillingness — to re-sign Nelson Cruz, the 2014 Most Valuable Oriole.
But it's going to be hard to make the case that the Orioles aren't going to miss him unless...